2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 2 and 3 March 2018.[1][2]

Men's 400 metres
at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships
VenueArena Birmingham
Dates2–3 March
Competitors47 from 35 nations
Winning time45.47
Medalists
 Pavel Maslák   Czech Republic
 Michael Cherry   United States
 Deon Lendore   Trinidad and Tobago
Video on YouTube
Official Video
2018 IAAF World
Indoor Championships
Track events
60 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mmenwomen
60 m hurdlesmenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Heptathlonmen

Summary

For the first time ever in a World Championship, every runner in a single preliminary heat was disqualified. It was the third heat, where first returning silver medalist Abdalelah Haroun false started himself out of the heat. Then, in the process of winning the heat, #5 runner of all time[3] Bralon Taplin broke from his lane too early. The other three remaining runners, Austris Karpinskis, Alonzo Russell and Steven Gayle followed his lead and also broke too early.[4] 2012 Champion Nery Brenes also found himself disqualified after winning the fifth heat.[5] With two place qualifiers missing, it opened the door for Juander Santos and Mikhail Litvin to take the extra time qualification positions in the semi-final round.

In the final, Óscar Husillos was given the advantageous lane 6 starting position. He was first to the break line and used it to illegally take the lead with a lap to go.

Husillos and Santos were disqualified for lane violations, giving Maslák his third consecutive championship,[6] Cherry the silver and Bailey letting Lendore pass at the end cost him a bronze medal that Lendore will receive. [7][8]

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 2 March at 11:20.[9]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
126Luka Janežič Slovenia46.45Q
265Óscar Husillos Spain46.51Q
315Jakub Krzewina Poland46.57Q
416Deon Lendore Trinidad and Tobago46.68Q
556Aldrich Bailey United States46.77Q
666Pavel Maslák Czech Republic46.80Q
755Lee Thompson Great Britain46.81Q
863Luguelín Santos Dominican Republic46.83q
964Yousef Karam Kuwait46.86q
1025Javon Francis Jamaica46.87Q
1124Chidi Okezie Nigeria46.91q
1223Asa Guevara Trinidad and Tobago46.92q
1313Lucas Búa Spain46.96q
1454Patrik Šorm Czech Republic46.99q
1545Michael Cherry United States46.99Q
1614Juander Santos Dominican Republic47.02q
1746Rafał Omelko Poland47.13Q
1843Mikhail Litvin Kazakhstan47.16q
1944Vitalii Butrym Ukraine47.45
2012Michael Anthony Rasmijn Aruba49.20NR
2161Davron Atabaev Tajikistan49.20SB
2221Kelvin Delvin Ramírez Nicaragua49.88SB
2322Tikie Terry Mael Vanuatu49.92PB
2442Mohamed Naail Maldives49.98NR
2562Narek Ghukasyan Armenia51.02PB
35Abdalelah Haroun QatarDQ162.8[10]
36Bralon Taplin GrenadaDQ163.3(a)[11]
32Austris Karpinskis LatviaDQ163.3(a)[11]
34Alonzo Russell BahamasDQ163.3(a)[11]
33Steven Gayle JamaicaDQ163.3(a)[11]
53Nery Brenes Costa RicaDQ163.3(a)[11]
52Mazen Alyasen Saudi ArabiaDNS

Semifinal

The semifinals were started on 2 March at 21:06.[12]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
125Óscar Husillos Spain45.69Q
226Michael Cherry United States45.73Q
313Luguelín Santos Dominican Republic46.31Q, SB
434Pavel Maslák Czech Republic46.32Q
516Aldrich Bailey United States46.33Q
636Deon Lendore Trinidad and Tobago46.33Q
735Luka Janežič Slovenia46.37
824Rafał Omelko Poland46.39
915Jakub Krzewina Poland46.69
1014Javon Francis Jamaica46.73
1122Juander Santos Dominican Republic46.83PB
1221Asa Guevara Trinidad and Tobago46.91
1312Patrik Šorm Czech Republic47.04
1423Lee Thompson Great Britain47.14
1511Lucas Búa Spain47.14
1631Mikhail Litvin Kazakhstan47.94
1732Chidi Okezie Nigeria48.53
33Yousef Karam KuwaitDNF

Final
The final underway

The final was started on 3 March at 20:20.[13]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Pavel Maslák Czech Republic45.47SB
Michael Cherry United States45.84
Deon Lendore Trinidad and Tobago46.37
4Aldrich Bailey United States46.44
Óscar Husillos SpainDQ163.3(b)[14]
Luguelín Santos Dominican RepublicDQ163.3(b)[15]

References
  1. "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. Start list
  3. https://www.iaaf.org/records/all-time-toplists/sprints/400-metres/indoor/men/senior?regionType=world&timing=electronic&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&oversizedTrack=regular&firstDay=1899-12-31&lastDay=2018-03-01
  4. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/mar/02/history-made-as-every-athlete-in-a-400m-heat-is-disqualified-at-world-indoors
  5. http://www.amprensa.com/2018/03/un-error-le-costo-la-semifinal-a-nery-brenes-en-el-mundial-bajo-techo/
  6. https://en.as.com/en/2018/03/03/other_sports/1520110751_677207.html
  7. https://ca.reuters.com/article/canadaSportsNews/idCAKCN1GF0RZ-OCASP
  8. https://www.iaaf.org/records/all-time-toplists/sprints/400-metres/indoor/men/senior?regionType=world&timing=electronic&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&oversizedTrack=regular&firstDay=1899-12-31&lastDay=2018-03-03
  9. Heats results
  10. False start
  11. Lane infringement
  12. Semifinals results
  13. Final results
  14. Lane infringement; originally finished first with time: 44.92
  15. Lane infringement; originally finished second
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